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Provincial Final Replays - Good Idea Or Bad Idea? - 4 Like(s)
Replying To richiepmurphy: "It's total madness. Gaa probably think they're doing the right thing but in years to come this short sighted thinking will be seen for what it is.
Even the Munster u20 final last week going to penalties. Imagine the interest a replay would have bought after the excitement and quality of that game. You couldn't but that publicity and feel good factor" Yea, and maybe the World Cup Final, the Champions League Final, Super Bowl and all other Finals should go to replays. What we need is a calender with 100 weeks in it.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 19/05/2026 00:57:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Don't be minding Gantric, a good lad for the wind up. I predicted elsewhere on this site that Westmeath would win Leinster after the Meath game & was delighted to see ye win yesterday. It's great to see Leinster back competitive as much as I loved watching the Dubs in their pomp." Great to greet all our players in my home place of tyrrellspass. They are a great bunch of young men . I'm beaming with pride
mickcunningham (National) - 18/05/2026 16:40:29
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GAATV - 3 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "I disagree. TG4 should be given games for free or at a much lower cost than others. Either you want to keep the Irish Language alive or you don't. TG4 can't outbid RTE, Sky, BBC, etc due to appealing to a very narrow demographic. We are losing enough of what makes Ireland IRELAND so no need to sell off more." Great in theory, but the reality is that broadcasting rights to sporting events are an economic commodity and market forces apply.
Suppose you have a business selling something called gamoodles. You sell a package of 40 gamoodles to Customer 1 for €1,000. You sell another package of 40 gamoodles to Customer 2 for just €400 because Customer 2 is smaller, doesn't have as much money, and you like them and want to do them a favour.
Customer 1 learns about the lower price for Customer 2. Customer 1 won't be long about insisting that they get the lower price too.
Pikeman96 (National) - 19/05/2026 11:55:25
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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Our lads did monaghan proud yesterday and think the best way we can thank them is to turn up for the mayo match to often in the past supporters decide to turn there back after an ulster final. encouragement comes from support and the mayo match is our time to shine please support
Farneyblueandwhite (National) - 18/05/2026 19:26:52
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "It will still be Galway v Kilkenny Leinster Final.
Beat them in the Minor, U20 and Senior Leinster Finals." Leinster MHC Final Galway 3-20 Kilkenny 3-19.
One down two to go!!
katser (National) - 18/05/2026 21:32:52
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "An impressive win by Westmeath yesterday. Fully deserved. Thought Monaghan might have caused another upset but not to be.
Standalone provincial finals have stood on their own feet. Why can't the provincial championships as a whole stand on their own feet.." Because Kerry and Cork have a huge advantage in that they are seeded every year to get to a Munster final and therefore guaranteed a home tie in the first match of the AI Series.
Scenicparish (National) - 18/05/2026 21:23:15
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GAATV - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ulsterrules: "Since the GAA created the split season it is impossible to show all the games, what used to be an intercounty season that went from Nov through to Sept is now Jan to July. I do not like Gaa +, but we have 3 platforms RTE/TG4/Virgin(TV3).
TG4/Virgin I have no doubt would pay money to each show a game on Sat and Sun . On a sat and sun you could have a game at 2/4/6pm that's 6 games on TV over the weekend. But the GAA, choses greed over the fans(putting Donegal and Kerry behind a paywall)proves that rather than having it free to air . They will tell you it all goes back into the game, but not until alot of vested interests have taken their cut.
The push to free up GAA staduims to host none GAA events in Aug/Sept is here. the next message you will hear is the stadium is empty so we should put on a soccer match etc.
The Grab All Association is really living up to is secondary name." Rubbish. Virgin Media were approached when the packages of matches were last announced. They said they were not interested in showing the games. I paid €79 for GAA+. I get access to all 40 games shown live. I can rewatch them as many times as I like. There's a weekly highlights programme and I can watch GAA+ on a number of different devices. I was at my club's league game last Saturday evening and I could watch Tipp v Clare on my phone. That is great value for money. There are over 200 GAA games broadcast free to ait every year. There were 5 broadcast last Wednesday evening. No other sporting organisation in this country broadcasts that amount of content free to air. Your post is ill informed nonsense.
Greengrass (National) - 19/05/2026 13:00:15
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Give us your proposed GAA calendar, when you have a few minutes. You'll find it's a lot harder to achieve something that satisfies everyone." I understand it's a nightmare. But if the GAA persist on compressing the IC season into a short window, while still charging the paying public the same wedge for a ticket, then they're going to are a drop off in attendances for many games. That's the long and short of it. And I still suspect we'll see some club championships beginning while the counties are still involved in the AI series.
Gavvygavgav (National) - 18/05/2026 16:20:45
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Ok, serious performance from the lads. Well done to team and management. Wasn't to be on the day but immensely proud of the team.
One gripe and I may sound like an old fart but saying it, but this year I really felt Clones was taken over by a drunken loutish crowd. Ulster finals always has had happy memories but I felt it could have turned violent at any point.
How, with such demand for tickets, were so many given to drunken 16-22 year olds that seemed to want to use an Ulster final as some sort of electric picnic style festival? Some of their behaviour was just ridiculous. I witness a few rows on my way to and from the field. There must of been 30-40 buses full of drunken kids parked up on the diamond and surrounding streets.
The game was put on too late in the day, allowing bus loads to arrive in clones tanked up to the gills. I feel the GAA and clubs have to address this.
Like it's supposed to be a family occasion.
supermon (National) - 18/05/2026 20:56:32
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gavvygavgav: "I understand it's a nightmare. But if the GAA persist on compressing the IC season into a short window, while still charging the paying public the same wedge for a ticket, then they're going to are a drop off in attendances for many games. That's the long and short of it. And I still suspect we'll see some club championships beginning while the counties are still involved in the AI series." Not in Kerry you won't. The best run club championships (incl. hurling) in the country and most successful inter-county football team. Hurlers can punch well at their weigh level as well.
foreveryoung (National) - 18/05/2026 16:55:45
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "It was a comfortable 7 point lead for Armagh with 15 minutes to play and as neutral watching it wass a rather dull contest. Credit where it's due for the strong finish whereby it came from doing better on kick outs and getting a spark off the subs brought on and had you brought that last 15 mins effort into extra time it could have gone either way regardless of how much you want to talk up Armagh.
Lets be honest for two weeks you'll need more than the same energy showed over 90 minutes yesterday to beat Mayo." Nice one mate.. I'm sure players and management will read this and take on board your sage wisdom..
Jjoniel79 (National) - 18/05/2026 20:03:59
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To minor77: "Both keepers have there faults listening to Brian Fenton on R.T.E he made the point that continually changing keepers only makes kick outs harder for the outfield players especially midfield as each keeper has their own signals etc and he should know haven spent year's playing with Cluxton" Ive been thinking about what makes a kick out strategy successful and , and, in my opinion there are 2 keys. 1) isolating 1 on 1s where your player clearly has a pace advantage and then pop it in front of him. Problem for us is that we are lacking such pace in the critical areas. 2)when its kicked long break the ball in to intelligent areas and then fight like dogs for it. These are issues that we need to work more on but to be fair to management its not just a strategy issue...its questionable if we have the resources.
anotheralias (National) - 18/05/2026 19:23:43
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To HandballRef: "I think it was after McEniff left in 1994 Martin McHugh went for the job. He had a backroom team in place and thought the job was his until they gave it to PJ McGowan. McGowan had won the u-21 in 1987 but McEniff got the senior job ahead of him after Tom Conaghan left.
Mark was pure class in 2011 and 2012. The hit he took from Golloghy that day in 2013 definitely had big effect on him as an inter county player. He never got to those 2011 or 2012 levels again." Mark McHugh was deliberately targeted in that 2013 Ulster final, just like Karl Lacey was deliberately targeted by Tyrone players when he came on in the opening Ulster game in Ballybofey, seeing a few different Tyrone players target a specific hip of Lacey was no coincidence.
A lot of teams had spent the winter months studying our 2012 system and most had identified that the most effective way to combat it was to mirror it. However Mark McHugh was a bit of a wild card in what was otherwise a very rigid system, he basically had a free role and was a smart footballer and could pop up in attacks and still sweep at the back. He was badly hurt in that tackle.
Commodore (National) - 19/05/2026 09:14:54
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Small Anomaly In Sam Maguire Qualification Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: " Replying To Tacaí Liatroma: "[quote=CastleBravo: "The new Football Championship setup really seems to be stimulating people's imaginations in making up unlikely scenarios.
Since I've too much time on my hands I actually started looking through the records to see if I could find a time when this would ever have come into play, and since the league began in 1925-26 there have been 0 occasions where the reigning All Ireland champion both failed to make their provincial final <b>and </b> weren't among the top 15 teams in the league.
There's a chance Cork finished low in the 1945-46 league as AI champs, but the league was geographically split instead of by division, and I can't find any finished table so it's impossible to tell.
Next most likely suspect is 1992, when Down lost the Ulster Semi Final, and only finished 5th in their group in a wacky 3 group 18 team Div. 1. Might have still made Sam though.
So in 100 years of NFL play, there's no clear cut cases of this "anomaly" happening. And even less chance today when teams know what's at stake."</div>One of the things I like about this post is that, even though the previous posters sarcastically suggested that this was some urgent matter for me that was keeping me awake at night, someone actually went out and researched it a little. So kudos to you. But my point was that it's a quick, harmless fix that can come from anyone, and I'm pretty sure that a few years ago someone in GAA administration cobbled together a few motions where there technicalities that needed tidying up, and they all got voted in almost unanimously in the space of a few minutes. So something like this has happened before." If I'm included in the bit about "sarcastically", then I apologise, as it wasn't intended that way. Looking back on my first post here, it certainly comes across worse than I meant it. But as one who used to be involved in admin at a fairly high level, it still grates a bit sometimes when somebody says "they need to fix this" or "something needs to be done", when they have both the power and means themself to kickstart the process to have that thing done."]Actually looking back, your post was grand, so apologies for the insinuation. Tacaí Liatroma (National) - 18/05/2026 23:28:28
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
@midfield9 - Maybe have a look at the Playing Rules of Hurling in Part 2 of the Rule Book. This year's version of the Book is here:
https://www.gaa.ie/api/images/image/upload/t_q-best/prd/xi4oyuttzqpaqr2vfhbn.pdf
Specifically, look first at the simple diagram on page 24 of the PDF. Technical fouls are one of the three categories of foul play listed there. It's therefore clearly incorrect to claim that "foul play doesn't include technical fouls".
Now have a look at Rule 4, starting on page 31. It's the one that lists technical fouls.
4.10 is "For an attacking player to enter opponents' small rectangle before the ball enters it during the play", save for a couple of permitted exceptions. It's clearly a duty of the umpire to bring this technical foul to the attention of the referee.
Other technical fouls which you'd expect an umpire to bring to the referee's intention include:
4.12 For a player attacking a goal to carry the ball over opponents' goal-line.
4.13 For a player on the team attacking a goal, who is in possession of the ball, to score with the hand(s).
Now look back up to 4.8, which says: "To drop the hurley intentionally, or to throw the hurley in a manner which does not constitute a danger to another player".
If an umpire can call the referee's attention to technical foul 4.10 or 4.12 or 4.13, why can't he inform the referee of technical foul 4.8?
TLDR - a square ball offence is a technical foul. Are you saying an umpire can't inform the referee of a square ball, because it's not a personal foul?
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/05/2026 23:34:54
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Ah isn't it terrible. 19th of May and already the teams that don't play well enough are gone from the All Ireland! There's something grossly unfair about it all. I mean how can we grow the game of hurling in these counties when they won't puck another ball as a group until December (tongue in cheek as I don't know any top tier county that don't break the training ban)? In these counties where the vast majority of their games are televised in one way or another. I mean how can we help them?
I feel bad for Waterford, they're not a bad team. Stephen Bennett & Billy Nolan in particular were exeptional. And they can be very entertaining to watch. But I feel far worse for Kildare... Pushing a boulder up a hill to get themselves to the top table, And performing well when they were there. Only to be faced with Joe McDonagh again next year. Player retention at that mid level is such a struggle and keeping guys around next year is the next challenge facing Brian Dowling. Waterford, however, don't have that problem. They're disappointed yes. But can recovery and rest assured of their place in the Liam McCarthy again in 2027. They didn't get it all their own way in Div 2B last year. So is the gap between Waterford and Joe Mc that big? It's getting smaller all the time in my opinion.
There needs to be some sort of punishment for finishing last in your province. Kerry aren't up to winning the Joe Mc just yet. So maybe give Kildare their extra year up. Promote the Joe Mc winners. And let Galway over to Munster, it's closer to home anyway! And if Waterford win the Joe Mc they can earn the right to play Liam McCarthy rather than their god given right at the moment!
sportingplay (National) - 19/05/2026 09:06:05
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "Only when asked by the referee." A common misconception, but not actually true. The Rule Book states, under "Duties of score umpires":
The Score Umpires shall bring to the notice of the referee, during a break in play, any instances of foul play in particular, rough or dangerous play, striking, hitting, or kicking, or unauthorised incursions onto the field of play or other infraction of Rule by a team official, which have not been noticed by the Referee.
No mention of them having to be first asked by the referee if there was any foul play of any kind.
In essence, telling the referee that agoal should have been disallowed due to a dropped hurl would be no different to telling him that a goal should be disallowed due to a square ball infringement.
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/05/2026 20:10:04
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Tailteann Cup 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mickosarmy: "Predictions for round 2 this weekend??
Round 2A - May 23/24
Antrim v Tipperary - Antrim
Fermanagh v Wexford - Wexford
Offaly v Down - Down
London v Laois - Laois
Round 2B - May 23/24
Wicklow v Limerick - Wicklow
Clare v Longford - Clare
Waterford v Sligo - Sligo
Leitrim v Carlow - Leitrim" The big issue with this system is the home and away element and the luck of the draw. I dont know how many teams that lost the first round were away from home? However I know that my county, for example, were away and are away again. We got to the final last year but this year a new system has meant we are away in our first and possibly only 2 games given how hard it can be to win on the road.
The old system is a fairer one. You are guarenteed one home and one away game. The luck of the draw should never replace an existing more equitable format. Any changes should enhance/promote the game/competition not the opposite.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 19/05/2026 11:22:32
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Its progress from the lows of January and February to be devastated to not have won an Ulster Final on Sunday.
It will be a struggle to get the minds and bodies right for Mayo in a fortnight and I really hope people will support the team in the numbers that was present on Sunday. Here is hoping this can still be a year to remember.
ConyersHill04 (National) - 19/05/2026 12:24:08
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Whammo86: "The Provincials can stay, they can stay part of the All Ireland.
You can still have a really good championship.
Provincials run in to a 16 team tier 1 championship split in 2 groups of 8.
Provincial champions guaranteed a spot, Provincial runners up play off with the lowest ranked teams from the Previous season to get down to 16." And Kerry keep the huge advantage they have always had?? Giving the provincial champions a seeding or bye based on winning completely different championships, different number of teams and difficulty, makes no sense and is unfair.
JimB1991 (National) - 19/05/2026 13:02:12
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